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Singapore maritime breaks new records for arriving traffic, box throughput, fuel sales
SINGAPORE posted new highs for annual vessel arrival tonnage, container throughput, total bunker sales, sales of alternative bunker fuels,…
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MOH to monitor Cordlife’s governance, practices over one-year period; shares climb 10.3%
THE Ministry of Health will closely monitor Cordlife Group’s governance and ensure its practices are consistent and compliant with…
Business
Game on: This Acer-backed gaming-related company is gearing up for growth
SINGAPORE-LISTED company Winking Studios, which provides services to gaming giants such as Ubisoft and Tencent, is poised for further,…
News
Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find
The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person…
Business
Singapore shares in the black at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.2%
Singapore shares were in positive territory on Wednesday (Jan 15) at the open, as investors globally await key inflation data in the US…
Business
Singapore shares decline at Wednesday’s close; STI retreats 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 241 to 217, as 875.2 million securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands Singapore…
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CapitaLand India Trust signs agreement with global hyperscaler amid fast-growing data centre demand
CAPITALAND India Trust’s (Clint) manager announced on Wednesday (Jan 15) that it has signed a long-term agreement with a leading global…
Business
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, Clint, SIA Engineering, LMIRT, Cordlife
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 15). CapitaLand Investment…
Business
Intel to turn venture arm into separate firm with new name
INTEL, the once-dominant chipmaker struggling to revive its business and finances, plans to turn its venture capital arm into a separate…
Business
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion…
Politics
Hegseth Earned $6 Million From TV, Books and Paid Speaking Fees
Pete Hegseth, the military veteran who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, took in nearly $6 million as a Fox…
Business
South Korea’s import prices surge at fastest pace in five months as won weakens
SOUTH Korea’s import prices accelerated in December at the fastest pace in five months, central bank data showed on Wednesday (Jan 15),…
News
What Might Surprise You About Elon Musk's Education
Elon Musk is one of the richest men in the entire world. It is a high achievement that only a few have managed to succeed in all of…
Politics
Nancy Mace Triggered When Democrat Calls Out Her Transphobic Scam
Another major corporate shift has effectively left behind DEI initiatives. That began when the Supreme Court ruled on the diversity…
Politics
House GOP Passes Horrifying Bill Certain to Traumatize Teens in Sports
A bill aimed at restricting “biological men” from participating in women’s sports passed the House of Representatives Tuesday. The…
News
California’s Insurance System Faces Crucial Test as Wildfire Losses Mount
It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend on the answer to a single…
Politics
Starbucks Reverses Its Open-Door Policy for Bathroom Use and Lounging
Starbucks will require people visiting its coffee shops to buy something in order to stay or to use its bathrooms, the company announced…
Politics
The Laken Riley Act Spells Chaos for the Immigration System
This is already a problem for undocumented immigrants in the criminal legal system—where these theoretically two separate parts of the…
Politics
F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Content
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a…
Politics
Cookies, Cocktails and Mushrooms on the Menu as Supreme Court Hears Bank Fraud Case
In a lively Supreme Court argument on Tuesday that included references to cookies, cocktails and toxic mushrooms, the justices tried to…
Business
Mastercard Agrees to Settle Pay Discrimination Suit for $26 Million
Mastercard is set to pay $26 million to settle accusations that the company has for years underpaid thousands of female, Black and…
Business
JP Morgan Names Jenn Piepszak C.O.O. Succeeding Daniel Pinto
The slow-moving race to succeed Jamie Dimon at the helm of JPMorgan Chase has lost another entrant. The bank said on Tuesday that Jennifer…
Business
Saudi Arabia and Sports Network DAZN Close to Deal
Saudi Arabia, long on the lookout for a global platform to showcase its sporting ambitions, is nearing the end of its search. The Gulf…
Business
SIA Engineering adds MOM perm sec Ng Chee Khern to board
SIA Engineering has appointed Ng Chee Khern, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Manpower, as an independent non-executive…